Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...struggles. As the record now stands Harvard must win one game from Yale to tie with Princeton for second place, two games to take second place alone, and all three to win the championship. It is a formidable task but it is a possibility. Hard, steady work with good support from the university will accomplish...
...hoped that it will be decided to play the game before Class Day. So many of the undergraduates leave Cambridge at that time that their absence will be severely felt in the support which the team will receive at the game. Then, too, it is only reasonable for the college to demand that one of the Yale games should be played before next Friday. Only two championship games have been played here the whole season, and although the postponement of Saturday's game was unavoidable, it is but natural for the men in college to demand that...
...London fore shadows the approach of the greatest event of the year-the race with Yale In spite of the discouragement resulting from the ill-success of the past three years, the crew has worked this year with a faithfulness which has won for it the heartiest support of the university. It is everywhere felt that every effort has been made to send to New London the very best crew that can possibly be got together at Harvard. Neither time, practice nor energy has been spared in the effort. In the face of many serious difficulties, Captain Herrick has made...
...verbal changes adopted it. After this business had been transacted Mr. Garrison addressed the meeting on general athletics and made a spirited appeal to the class for more college loyalty and earnestness during their later years. Mr. S. E. Carpenter, L. S. followed with an appeal for better support of the crew. Both speakers were enthusiastically received. After three cheers for Mr. Garrison and for Harvard the meeting adjourned...
...hard to understand what is to be gained by a mere rehearsal of the very uninteresting story again. We should think that the college would want to forget the whole unfortunate affair as soon as possible. And as for the alleged apathy of the class in supporting its crew, it would seem that this lack of support is the result of ignorance of the financial condition of the management rather than of any niggardly disposition on the part of the class, for certainly Ninety-two has supported her other athletic teams in a manner with which fault cannot be found...